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Human skin cells are turned into eggs in fertility breakthrough

30 September at 17:00 PM, via The Guardian

Scientists say their early-stage work could help older women or same-sex male couples have children

Researchers have created human eggs from skin cells, potentially transforming IVF treatment for couples who have no other options.

The work is at an early stage but if scientists can perfect the process it would provide genetically related eggs for women who are infertile because of older age,...

Eskom in dramatic swing into profit

30 September at 13:34 PM, via TechCentral

Eskom has reported R16-billion in profit after tax for 2025, compared to a R55-billion after-tax loss for the 2024 financial year.

Paying with crypto put to the test

30 September at 12:38 PM, via ITWeb

Through its integration with Zapper, Binance Pay opens new avenues for South Africans to use crypto-currencies to shop and pay.

Study links greater inequality to structural changes in children’s brains

30 September at 11:00 AM, via The Guardian

Researchers say findings show inequality creates toxic environment and reducing it is ‘a public health imperative’

Scientists have linked the impact of living in an unequal society to structural changes in the brains of children – regardless of individual wealth – for the first time.

The study of more than 10,000 young people in the US discovered altered brain development in children from...

Is there such a thing as a ‘problem shark’? Plan to catch repeat biters divides scientists

30 September at 09:00 AM, via The Guardian

Some experts think a few sharks may be responsible for a disproportionate number of attacks. Should they be hunted down?

First was the French tourist, killed while swimming off Saint-Martin in December 2020. The manager of a nearby water sports club raced out in a dinghy to help, only to find her lifeless body floating face down, a gaping wound where part of her right thigh should have been....

South Africa may get Agoa reprieve

30 September at 07:33 AM, via TechCentral

The Trump administration has said it supports a one-year extension of the African Growth and Opportunity Act.

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